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Joseph Bourne and Sons of Bath Street, Birmingham.

The machine had a 269cc Villiers two-stroke engine and the option of single- or two-speed transmission. Both had belt final-drive, Druid forks and a Senspray carburettor. The specification was simple and the motorcycles were produced in small numbers for a few years. In their latter years, they also produced a 6hp model.

The British Motorcycle Directory - Over 1,100 Marques from 1888 - by Roy Bacon and Ken Hallworth. Pub: The Crowood Press 2004 ISBN 1 86126 674 X
The Encyclopedia of the Motorcycle by Peter Henshaw. Published 2007. ISBN 978 1 8401 3967 9

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	* The machine had a 269cc [[Villiers]] two-stroke engine and the option of single- or two-speed transmission. Both had belt final-drive, [[Druid]] forks and a [[Charles H. Pugh\|Senspray]] carburettor. The specification was simple and the [[motorcycles]] were produced in small numbers for a few years. In their latter years, they also produced a 6hp model.		* The machine had a 269cc [[Villiers]] two-stroke engine and the option of single- or two-speed transmission. Both had belt final-drive, [[Druid]] forks and a [[Charles H. Pugh\|Senspray]] carburettor. The specification was simple and the motorcycles were produced in small numbers for a few years. In their latter years, they also produced a 6hp model.